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straightening a cast aluminum cover Help!

shapeaholic

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Kemptville Ontario, Canada
I am working through the repair of my Aciera F4
As you can see from the picture the front door is bent in.

I have annealed aluminum sheet for forming and straightening using a torch and a water bath to soften the material to avoid cracks.
I have never done this with cast aluminum.
Could anyone give some advise as to how to proceed?

Thanks
Peter

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A lot of ally casting is near as breakable as cast iron.Never tried annealing ,but have broken some.....I assume if it bends one way without breaking ,it should bend the other .
 








 
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